Severe Thunderstorms and Flooding Threat in the Central U.S.; Rip Currents Along East Coast Beaches

Widespread thunderstorms will continue across the central and southern Plains today ahead of an approaching cold front. Heavy to excessive rainfall could lead to instances of flash flooding. Flood Watches have been issued. Swells from Hurricane Gabrielle are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions along the U.S. East Coast over the next couple of days. Read More >

Overview

A round of severe weather hit the southern portions of Central Pennsylvania during the afternoon of June 9th, 2009. This event was comprised mostly of hail. There were a few reports of golf ball to half dollar sized hail around Christiana in southeastern Lancaster county. A full listing of storm reports is shown below.

Storm Reports

Storm Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1020 PM EDT TUE JUN 09 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0135 PM     HAIL             DUNCANNON               40.40N 77.03W
06/09/2009  E1.00 INCH       PERRY              PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN DUNCANNON.

0141 PM     HAIL             DUNCANNON               40.40N 77.03W
06/09/2009  E1.00 INCH       PERRY              PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL NEAR DUNCANNON

0148 PM     HAIL             2 S DUNCANNON           40.37N 77.03W
06/09/2009  E0.75 INCH       PERRY              PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PENNY SIZE HAIL SOUTH OF DUNCANNON.

0200 PM     HAIL             1 N HARRISBURG          40.29N 76.88W
06/09/2009  E0.88 INCH       DAUPHIN            PA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            PENNY TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY WHTM TV

0212 PM     HAIL             HARRISBURG              40.28N 76.88W
06/09/2009  E0.75 INCH       DAUPHIN            PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PENNY SIZED HAIL NEAR HARRISBURG

0212 PM     HAIL             1 E HARRISBURG          40.28N 76.87W
06/09/2009  E1.00 INCH       DAUPHIN            PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL BETWEEN NICKEL AND QUARTER SIZED JUST EAST OF
            HARRISBURG

0215 PM     HAIL             LEWISBERRY              40.14N 76.86W
06/09/2009  E0.88 INCH       YORK               PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL SIZED HAIL NEAR LEWISBERRY

0215 PM     HAIL             3 NW GAP                40.02N 76.06W
06/09/2009  E1.25 INCH       LANCASTER          PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL NICKEL, QUARTER, AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE IN KINZERS

0220 PM     HAIL             HARRISBURG              40.28N 76.88W
06/09/2009  E1.00 INCH       DAUPHIN            PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL NEAR HARRISBURG

0221 PM     HAIL             ENOLA                   40.29N 76.94W
06/09/2009  E0.75 INCH       CUMBERLAND         PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PENNY SIZED HAIL NEAR ENOLA

0226 PM     HAIL             GAP                     39.99N 76.02W
06/09/2009  E0.88 INCH       LANCASTER          PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL SIZED HAIL NEAR GAP

0230 PM     HAIL             MIDDLETOWN              40.20N 76.73W
06/09/2009  E0.88 INCH       DAUPHIN            PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL HAIL NEAR MIDDLETOWN

0241 PM     HAIL             4 SW CHRISTIANA         39.91N 76.05W
06/09/2009  E1.75 INCH       LANCASTER          PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL SW OF CHRISTIANA.

0255 PM     HAIL             FAYETTEVILLE            39.91N 77.57W
06/09/2009  E0.88 INCH       FRANKLIN           PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN FAYETTEVILLE.

0256 PM     HAIL             GREENCASTLE             39.79N 77.73W
06/09/2009  E1.00 INCH       FRANKLIN           PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN GREENCASTLE.

0315 PM     HAIL             GETTYSBURG              39.83N 77.23W
06/09/2009  E0.88 INCH       ADAMS              PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN GETTYSBURG.

0322 PM     HAIL             CHRISTIANA              39.95N 76.00W
06/09/2009  E1.25 INCH       LANCASTER          PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL IN CHRISTIANA.

0335 PM     HAIL             WAYNESBORO              39.75N 77.58W
06/09/2009  E0.88 INCH       FRANKLIN           PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN WAYNESBORO.

0345 PM     HAIL             QUARRYVILLE             39.90N 76.16W
06/09/2009  E0.75 INCH       LANCASTER          PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PENNY SIZE HAIL IN QUARRYVILLE.

0440 PM     HAIL             DELTA                   39.73N 76.33W
06/09/2009  E0.75 INCH       YORK               PA   PUBLIC